Hornstedtia mollis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Hornstedtia mollis Valeton

Family: Zingiberaceae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: pining rajang, pining totot (Sundanese).

Distribution

Indonesia (Java, Sumatra).

Uses

Seed clusters are eaten raw or candied.

Observations

• Robust perennial herb, up to 4 m tall.
• Leaves lanceolate, 32-63 cm × 7-15 cm.
• Fruit berry-like, ellipsoidal, 3 cm × 1.5 cm.
• Seeds broadly ovoid, ca. 3 mm diameter.

In forest vegetation up to 1000 m altitude.

Selected sources

• Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C., 1963 1968. Flora of Java. 3 Volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands.

• Valeton, Th., 1921. Hornstedtia Retz. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique, Buitenzorg, Série 3, Vol. 3: 150-179.

Authors

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen